THE APOLLO CREED WORKOUT & DIET! HOW VINCE GIRONDA TRAINED CARL WEATHERS
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- Опубліковано 7 сер 2021
- In this video I describe the workout and diet that Carl Weathers used to play the role of Apollo Creed. Enjoy!
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Rest in peace, Carl Weathers! The best character in rocky
He still works out in his 70's. He played the part of Apollo Creed to perfection. I couldn't imagine anyone else playing the part. And the same goes for sly as rocky, Mr t as clubber lang, and dolph as Ivan drago.
Discipline, still in his 70s...that's awesome
@@GoldenEraBookworm he looked like he could actually be a real boxer. He was awesome in that role
@@megatron7862 100% agree
He still looks great for his age. Doesn't look in his 70s at all
Yep. Agree 100% they were all ideal for the roles they played.
Apollo pretty much taught me to fight. I didn't lose a fight after watching Rocky 3 and learning the quick jab. I would hit kids so fast their nose would explode. It didn't matter if they jumped on me after that. Once the teachers broke up the fight, I might have a bruise or two but they were gushing blood all over the place. Instant win on the playground.
Same here. Minus the beating up kids part.
I had a very similar experience in school. Those jerks never stood a chance! But eventually the principal fired me.
You mean the double jab?
Lmao 😆! This made my day, man. Thank you.
Stick and move
Carl weathers physique was extremely impressive. Especially in Rocky 4. Apparently he wanted to get into the best shape of his life so he wasn’t being dwarfed by dolph lundgren.
Lol!
Carl Weathers Has "ALWAYS" Had A Great Physique! He's A Former Linebacker For The Detroit Lions. Carl Was A Super Athlete👌🏿.
@@55cleon He played for the Raiders too. It's funny a lot of people don't know about his pro football career
@@55cleon awesome, several people have mentioned that, and I didn't know...I'm always learning
Stallone tried to do that too 😂
Fun fact: Carl played in the NFL with the Oakland Raiders in 1970-71
Really?
Yes that is correct. He was a truly great athlete. He was undrafted free agent. He did not start many games He played in the Canadian Football League from 1971 to 1973 after NFL. If I remember he was a linebacker which he looks like.
Came here to point that out as well ✌
@@GoldenEraBookworm yes he was a running back. Dude was a stud
Yes so he was already in shape
I always wanted to know how Carl trained, he looked incredible. Thanks GEB
You're welcome
I think Carl was a so so actor, but as a athlete, under appreciated. This is all about Vince. This is the first time I have ever heard of him, I'm buying his books right now. Super excited, I've been through some very serious transformation, 255 lbs to 160 lbs (took years), decades of drug and alcohol abuse (clean and sober today). This is another chapter in my life. If I can do this, anyone can do this. GOD bless you on your journey.
Enjoy the journey
Kudos brother
He used to play pro football for my Beloved Raiders. Natural athlete with great genetics & a hard worker 💪🏾💪🏾😎
How expected. Carl became a pro linebacker. Something Ronnie Coleman couldnt do. Yet Vince taught him how to workout?? Noticing a pattern here.
@@jackadoni , well said mistah jackson 👍 💪
A lot of what Vince taught has recently come into vogue and his principles have proven to be sound and ahead of their time.
Of course, that's why he was called the Iron Guru
Yep. The whole keto thing to me has been nothing new. I’ve been following Vinces dietary plan for years.
Carl Weathers was a Linebacker in college and played in the NFL for the Raiders and in Canada for 2 years. So he had a good physique and strength base already. 👍🏽 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾
There you go
Facts.
I was hoping someone came here to point that out
@@brianm545 I brought his history up so people knew he already had a good physique and strength base to start with. You have to build your base before anything. So build your strength and muscle first.
I'm positive Vince and some juice helped get his physique in top shape for Rocky, Action Jackson, and Predator roles though.
THANK YOU for showcasing this extraordinary athlete/ actor.
When I first saw Carl Weathers in Rocky 1 I was blown away by not just his elite level physique but his athletic grace and movement while moving around the ring. Weathers may have claimed he didn't box but I can tell you when he was throwing a jab and hooking behind that jab, he KNEW EXACTLY what he was doing. Carl was a former NFL player. I don't remember the team he played for at this time but clearly he has some athletic background.
As ripped as Stallone may have been and I admired his physique as well, it was Weathers physique that really impressed me especially in Rocky 2 and 3. He looked literally like the Greek sculpted Apollo figure he was named after!
Again thank you Mate for this presentation 👍💪
You're welcome, this took some research. I agree that Carl Weathers' physi wue was outstanding in the Rocky films...incredible genetic potential
His take on Muhammad Ali, and Floyd Patterson was absolutely amazing
Carl Weathers kept Rocky 3 from becoming a trainwreck. Also the training montage in Rocky 3 is the best in all of the Rocky franchise. Rocky training in the ghetto gym that Apollo started in interspersed with shots of them running sprints on the beach can raise one's testosterone just from viewing it!
The 2 of them on the beach was man bonding! Anyone else try doing that they would really look Gay!
@@robd1329 it’s hard to look gay when doing sprint drills. I haven’t done it in a while but sprints have never felt homoerotic to me!
@@stevegrady5134 im talking about their really short shirts and then later huggn eachother. Lol
@@robd1329 I see. You’re right those cut-off t shirts and tight shorts were pretty bad. I guess it was the ‘80’s though. Everybody wore some cringe clothes back then.
Rocky IV had the best workout regimen hands down....
I remember the first time I walked into Vince’s gym & there was Carl weathers sitting on a bench next to Vince , Carl was shaking his head & saying to Vince “I can’t believe this is happening” & Vince replying you deserve it…Rocky was released earlier that week..
Carl had a magnetic personality & was at the gym quite often..,Vince was of course, way ahead of his time & left nothing to the imagination..
Joke!
Carl weathers also played in the NFL.
@@gerhardschelbi9939 Something tells me You wouldn’t of lasted to long at Vinces….
@@gerhardschelbi9939 Something tells me you wouldn’t of lasted to long at Vince’s….
I have been doing this type of All body workout for decades, I try to take very little rest between sets and I'm done in no more that 40 minutes, which includes 10 min. bike or rowing. The fact that I'm in my 50's and I am as lean as I was in my twenties but with more muscle is a testament to how well and easy these type of programs are....the trick is consistency. I workout 4 on 1 off, 3 on 1 off, 5 on 2 off. Cheers
When you say "4 on 1 off" do you mean you workout four days and then one day off?
I'm interested in trying it myself.
Please sir could you share your routine please
Im 37 and fresh out of prison 5 years ago i look 23
I’d say he meant days on days off. High intensity workouts. You don’t need to jog five miles in the morning. Go jump on a treadmill and jog for 2 minutes then run for a minute nonstop repeat 3/4 times. Just as good 👍🏻
@@Doguelife Exactly! If I want to go run a 10K or a Marathon then its going to be all about cardio and training for endurance. But I just want to feel good and look fit. My best friend switched over to the all body workouts along with yoga for two years now. She is down over a 100 pounds and looks like a "Fitness model!!!" And she also found the secret, that you don't need to spend hours in the gym, and you have to take days off, so the body doesn't fight you. Peace
Carl Weathers was a great Actor/bodybuilder, always had the impression of him being more muscular than Sly in Rocky 1 & 2. Sly eventually catched up for the third installment.
I agree, Sly's physique was great in Rocky 3 and 4
@@GoldenEraBookworm Sly used steroids though..even in Rambo
@@coreyjackson9905 Who doesn't
That deca brought him up
@@popeantichrist8847 apollo was natural
I lived in LA in 1990. Vince's gym was close to my apartment so I joined there. Vince was there often but by then his son ran the gym. I didn't realize who Vince was while I was there and the gym wasn't the place to workout anymore. Still I enjoyed my time there. They re issued their Vince's Gym tank tops and I got a blue and black one. My son has them now.
What you mean by saying that the gym wasn't a place to workout anymore ?
Apollo Creed/Carl Weathers is a legend. He shouldve been in the Expendables, that’s why I never watched it.
Action Jackson
Great movie
He was probably hard to reach
You saw hard it was to get all legends in one
I agree!!! He was in the 1st Predator he should be in the Expendables.
Dillion
Great Commentary on Carl Weathers and Vince Gironde. Vince always believed in Symmetry and Proportion. He was totally against building mass for mass sake. Carl Weathers presented a Physique that embodied the ideals of Symmetry and Balance a principle Vince Gironda strongly emphasized in his training methods. Vince Gironda’s Book “The Wild Physique” is a Classic. If anyone can get their hands on a copy you’ll have the Blue Print on building a classical physique that will impress anyone.
Carl was shaped the way he was due to genetics. You can't train for that, you have to be born with it.
@@Simon-talks true
Is a shame we lost him may he rest in peace, he was directly instrumental for inspiring me to start working out back in the 80's. Realizing he was a disciple of Vince Gironda, may me search and start using Vince's workout techniques and diet in my current workout
After the boxing choreography upload, I knew that a follow on video connecting either Stallone or Weathers to Vince was coming! It’s interesting to see how connected Vince is to so many legends. I’d never even heard of him before I found this channel a few weeks ago!
Glad you liked it
Very underrated. Straight beast and always was ripped 💯💪
I liked he wasn’t a bodybuilder but loved working out and did it his own way using gironda’s advice
Carl Weathers was a football player. He got injured and started acting. He appeared on tv shows like Barnaby Jones and the
Six Million Dollar Man. He got his big break with Rocky.
He was on an episode of Good Times as well.
@@caza728 He also played a soldier in one scene in the movie 'Close encounter's of the Third Kind" with Richard Dreyfuss.
Carl Weathers has always been a bad ass and always will be.
100%
Action Jackson
Love the video and great work!!! Carl was awesome as Apollo and he made the character come to life like no one ever could. I knew Sly trained with Franco Columbu but I had no idea that Carl trained with Vince. He picked a amazingly great trainer. The results show that big time. Carl started out as a NFL football player and became a pretty good actor. He help make Rocky a classic. He might have made a great bodybuilder too. Glad Carl stayed with acting. Again wonderful video. Thanks for putting this video out.
You're welcome mate
You my friend have switched me over to Vincent's work out routines. I have been training hard over the last two years with some improvements in size and definition. But as soon as I started routines like Vincent's, Bang! Almost instant growth. I have not had to change my diet at all. I have put on 2 1/2kg in muscle in 2 months. I'm blown away. Gone from 78kg - 81kg in the first 18 months. Then 81kg - 83.5kg in the last two months. Looking forward to more muscle weight gains!
Thankyou so much Golden Era for all of your great work. Absolutely enjoying the crap out of this.👍😊👍
I would see Carl, often, in the mornings when I worked out at Vince's...He did, indeed, move quickly from on exercise to another...and didn't talk much...other than with Vince, from across the gym...and briefly with a few others. I approached him one morning after seeing a mention of him in the Hollywood gossip column in the newspaper...where the writer of the column referred to Carl as reminding him a lot of an 'A new Clark Gable.' Carl hadn't heard about that, since it was just posted in the paper.. 'Oh yeah...I haven't seen that.' he said. But I could tell he didn't mind the comparison to Gable. I could see Carl wasn't going to stop his dumbbell curls to talk...so I moved back to my workout after the brief conversation. He and Vince got along splendidly.
Woohoo!! Love your stories Rowland! Thanks for confirming as a real student and staff member of Vince's Gym
Amazing
Great physique from Carl, a timeless classic
Absolutely
What an informative video. Thanks for uploading it.🙏
Amazing video Golden Era Bookworm. One of your best yet!
Thank you… I didn’t know any of this. Especially about Vince Gironda. I’ve heard so much about the stars but not a lot about their trainers.
Growing up I loved watching Carl Weather's act, and he was built like a bodybuilder.
What a amazing video. Thanks. I'm going for the circuit today.
Awesome...enjoy
Great video thanks for your time 🥊
Appreaciate the content..thanks mate
Stallone has said that Carl began talking smack during the audition to Stallone, just like Apollo Creed would do. He would say things like, "Ah...man this is the the star? Him?" Sly laughed and said he immediately became friends with him and had to give him the part. Stallone told the executives..."This is Apollo Creed." Stallone had his back...and Stallone didn't have much pull yet...because it was his first movie.They're still very close friends to this day.
Truly a LEGEND... Legends never die. 💪
Such a thick & sculpted physique for a natural; extremely impressive! And this circuit training style by Vince certainly seems unique. Perhaps you can go to full intensity with every set like this?... That would be very effective!
Apparently ypu can, the system was very similar to Bob Gajdas system, which Sergip Oliva originally used too
@@GoldenEraBookworm Wow... Yes, and it sounds different from full body training; it sounds like each body part gets plenty of rest within the circuit from the single sets - before you come back to them again in the next circuit, where you can hit them effectively again with maximum energy and strength. I might even have to try this myself at some point - it sounds like a very novel approach! A kind of circuit training routine for bodybuilding... Who would've thought? I don't think I'd be able to tolerate it 6× a week though (probably just 3× a week); Weathers must've had excellent conditioning.
@@GoldenEraBookwormmol momooljuuu
Outstanding work!!!
@Golden: Tremendo vídeo Golden, te lo agradezco mucho.
That thumbnail of Carl is exactly how I want to look. Even skin looks so healthy.
Thank you for the excellent review.
You are most welcome
Carl could do this, 6 days a week, 36 sets a day, and not gain 50 lbs of muscle because he was on a vegetarian diet. He wasn't taking in 150-200g of protein every day. So he just leaned out.
If he ate like a bodybuilder, he'd be 270 lbs. He'd be Arnold. That's what he's talking about.
He used this workout/diet every day to stay lean, not for muscle mass.
Man Carl Weathers rules! This was so great!
You're welcome
For whoever listens to GEB (great channel man!) am starting this training.
I pulled a muscle in my back while front squatting so I decided to take a break from heavy compound and I am doing this workout!
Loosely following the diet (plenty of eggs, supplement magnesium, vit d and C, meat and small amount of veggies) and doing the workout daily.
While the starting weights are definitely light, it is interesting how squeezing the top makes the subsequent reps astonishingly harder.
Will report on results. Pump is incredible!
Still waiting
@@cbricks009 I got battered by the workout. Had to stop it after a week because I was not recovering. Not for me XD
Yes the principal of bodybuilding and working out really works great agility we love you Carl Weathers 💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞
Great video, thanks.
You're welcome
I was lucky enough to work for Vince 1978-80 and I would copy Carl Weathers workout “trying” to attain that physique. He was a nice guy, may he Rest In Peace.
GREAT CONTENT ‼️
so where is the plan and diet......????ahhh yes buy the book....
El gran Apolo Creé , aquí en Venezuela se le admira, por sus películas de Roky y Depredador 🇻🇪🇺🇲💪🥊👊
One of my all time favorite actors! He brought Apolo Creed to life and if any actor ever had a perfect physique, it was Mr. Carl Weathers ! RIP sir, you will be missed.
* BTW- He lived next door to my father's house during the early 90s. I only saw him twice ( I lived in a different city ) but he was very polite, a gentleman, just as you would expect.
Thank you sir! I was always curious as to how Carl Weathers trained. To know he trained with Vince is great. Can you try to uncover other actors who trained with Vince, thanks again.
Will do my best
Thank you for what you're doing. Great tips but also great training advice and rescource direction. Stay blessed.
@@northstar-7575 my pleasure
Great upload 💪
When Apollo was training Rocky in Rocky 3 he had the body of a God. Such a fan of this legendary actor, writer, producer, director, and person.
I'm dumfounded by the ability of someone to perform a workout like that every day, with no rest days. Carl must be gifted with amazing recovery ability.
Very interesting video about his training!
Thanks, Carl definitely genetically gifted
Steroids allow you to recover faster.
Carl made millions on his body, so steroids made sense for him.
Way before Rocky Carl weathers was a college football player for dan Diego state and pro football player for the raiders as a safety.
Those first Four Rocky Movies, had the best Actors to do the job!
Each one plays their role perfectly, from Stallone's original script.
Rocky IV, and Rocky Balboa are a fitting end to the Rocky legacy.
He had an appearance on" Good Times " with Jimmy "J.J." Walker before "Rocky" !
Is there footage?
I remember, JJ was doing a portrait of Carl's wife.
@@GoldenEraBookworm Its on YT. Type Good times the Nude
@@kar5431 nice
He called jj a “Brown bag of bones”😭😭😭😭😭🤣🤣🤣
As Carl stated in an article in 1977:
“It’s a great system for building hard muscle”. I pick out six to seven exercises that will work the whole body. I perform sets but not in the usual way. That is, I start with maybe a chest movement, go on to a leg movement, then something for the shoulders until I have done one set of every movement in my program, without pausing, as is the case in the usual fashion. When I have done the six or seven exercises, I take a short rest and repeat the cycle. I do this six times, sometimes more. The idea here is to work as fast as possible. I get a great muscle pump and it’s good for my cardiovascular too. I like to grind out the reps”.
Classic physique we love you Apollo Creed no one can do it better 💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞
love ur channel,got to learn some amazing stuff.Can u please make videos about how to develop aesthetics like classic bodybuilders.
I've done tons of videos on that, still, more to come
@@GoldenEraBookworm great, I will check them out.
Great video
I’m sure someone knows this on this string but just in case…Carl Weathers was an NFL player not just a no name actor. His physique was always well above average. You can see some of his NFL photos if you look. Great video though. Thanks!
This is very good info, Vince definitely knew what has was going, didn’t know Carl Weathers was lacto vegan, very informative, keep making these videos brother👍🏿
Will do
Awesome!!!!
I'm a big Rocky fan! I was happy to see Carl Weather in The Mandalorian. The Rocky v. Creed fight is great but I lean toward Bruce Lee v Chuck Norris fight in Return of the Dragon.
Have to agree, although I think they were referring to greatest boxing fight in history
Way of the dragon
Awesome video bro!!!
Thank you
Looking better than most bodybuilders
Awesome life story.
I wanted to build a body just like carls back in the day - astounding genetics
Dillon : 'Cos some damn fool accused you of being the best!
Wrong movie lmaooo
Guy had and incredible body ripped and strong looking serious athlete no doubt no doubt
Carl Weathers would have kicked butt in bodybuilding, in my opinion😮🎉
Funny story, Vince wasn't a massive Carl Weathers fan, Vince was quite introverted most of the time and apparently all Carl did was talk, talk, talk when he was in the gym. Vince once said if you trained as hard as you talked you might be in better condition!
Awesome vid/channel - love your work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ole VG was an evil genius!
Lol
THANK YOU VERY INTERESTING BECAUSE I DO IT TOO
I swear even Carl Weathers' mustache could deadlift more than me...
I love your channel
It's 😁😄scary how fast and power💪⚡ full it works👍👍👍👍....
Great content like always! Please do a follow up with Carl Weathers in Predator. And all the actors from that film!
I'll try and find that info
great video, can you do one about how to look like 1996 shawn michaels
So an example, correct me if I'm wrong would be..
1. Chest press
2. Leg press
3. Shoulder press
4. Tricep Extension
5. Dumb bell Curl
6. Back Lateral Pull down.
No rest, and he would repeat that 6 times, 6 times a week correct?
So people forget this guy played D1 football, played in the NFL(Oakland raiders) and the CFL(B.C. Lions). His football career ended because of injuries
Appolo cread was just incredible
Wait a minute. Wasn't Carl a NFL player before Rocky? Wasn't he already a world-class athlete?
So cool ..
You should get Carl on the channel
That would be something
@@GoldenEraBookworm please that would be awesome
Hey which books do you recommend I went on the site and saw so many, I’m looking for like Vince’s main form of working out to get shredded or like his main philosophy on working out
Good 1 GEB , i didnt know this , heres one for you .. Gerrie Coetzee world heavy weight champ 1984 just died , he defeated Dokes and Spinks
This was a fantastic video!
Thank you
@@GoldenEraBookworm I can't seem to find any information about Pierre Van Den Steen (Vandensteen?) I'm sure you have seen the photos of him, especially in the 1975 Muscle Builder magazine. He has abs and conditioning in that photo that I think is as good as any. I've read that he did huge amounts of volume. But, would love to no details about his training, PLUS his diet. His body fat percentage for that era is astounding? I will try to find info (there may be some in French or Dutch), but if you could do a video on him, you would probably have the only info in English about him. Thanks.
@@scottwilliam3015 I have heaps on him, even his earliest photos of his initial comps in Belgium...I will eventually cover him on the channel
@@GoldenEraBookworm Oh wow!! You are a legend! Can't wait. I just saw a video of him doing squats (smith machine) at 85! You
@@scottwilliam3015 Thanks man, link please!!
To be fair Carl Weathers was a PRO ATHLETE & NFL and Canadian football player....BEFORE ROCKY. So he already had a great physique.
It wasn't like he was some actor pudgy doey actor that sat on the couch till he got the role of Apollo CREED.
Very much underrated physique, who would not be happy with that.
I saw this dude in Vince's Gym in around 1975
Love those deltoids on CW. What a legend!
Still waiting for a reboot of action jackson with mjw and carl weathers
He had great genetics too
He did
Yes it work 100% you be amazing
Carl Weathers didn't have a boxer's body, he had a bodybuilder's body. And in Rocky 4, Stallone, Lundgren and Weathers bodies look nothing like boxer's bodies. They looked like He-Man action figures. Real boxers spent time working on boxing skills, footwork, sparring, pad work...etc. They didn't lift like these guys did. If they did at all, it was light weight gym lifting, calisthenics, bodyweight squats, push ups...etc.
False, look at some of the heavyweights of the 80s and 90s. Welterweights too.. they were jacked.
Este cara era o cara!!
Interested in growing more, keeping ripped. Looking for a new program. Which of Vince’s books would you suggest? There are a bunch to choose from. I’m 200lbs 6’3 but would like to hit 215-220 ripped.